In 2010, Katie and Roger Foster took a "leap-of-faith" and temporarily moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where Roger had accepted a position. This blog is an account of their expat adventures and travels around the Arabian peninsula and beyond.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be moving to a foreign country to live, let alone a country in the Middle East. Over the 2009 Christmas and New Year’s holidays, my husband Roger and I discussed what we wanted the next part of our life to be like. He thought that before retiring, he would like to do one more airport project but only if he could find something very interesting. I half-jokingly agreed that would be fine but could he try for an exotic location? As usual, Roger came through and soon we were headed to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This blog is a recap of our "leap-of- faith" wanderings around the Middle East and beyond. We joyfully share these expat experiences.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Blogging Boomer Carnival #286

The Blogging Boomers are seeking answers this week!

What exactly did the Hubble
Space telescope see? Did your grandchildren’s school receive a grant to secure
locally produced foods? Uncertainty is a way of life as we age, how are you
coping? Where in the world do people live the longest? How exactly does one get
Lucky in Sharjah, UAE?

Read on for the answers.

SoBabyBoomertoured the Kennedy Space Center this
week and watched an IMAX movie about repairing the Hubble Space
Telescope. The Hubble recently revealed the farthest-ever view
of deep space. NASA noted, "The images allow us tofollow the development
of the universe."

On The Survive
and Thrive Boomer Guide, Rita R.
Robinson, consumer journalist writes about the U.S. Department of
Agriculture awarding more than $4.5
million in grants in 37 states and the District of Columbia for connecting school
cafeterias with local agricultural products. Rita is a big supporter of eating
locally grown and produced food.

TomSightings,inhisFriday Fix,uncoversa new book that reports on various
longevity zones around the world, where people routinely live into their 90s
and beyond. What's their secret? For the answers, travelon over toSightings
from60.

With little or no street signage, names or building
numbers, finding a building in the UAE can be frustrating. After three hours of driving in circles in the
hot desert sun looking for a furniture store in a dusty industrial area, husband
Roger gives up and gives Arabian Tales Katie
Foster a blank check to go shopping . . . if she can find it! Ever up for a
challenge Katie Get’s
Lucky in Sharjah.

5 comments:

Thanks for all the news. As I age, I'm not feeling uncertain compared to how I felt in my 20s. I'm a bit taken aback by new aches, pains, and surprisingly unpleasant body processes, but not uncertain...I hope you find the check! :-)

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Katie
Foster is an American expat freelance journalist and photographer based in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), having lived in Dubai and currently living in Abu
Dhabi. Her interests include travel, culture, fashion, food and wine. Backed by
more than 25 years of experience in corporate, academic and non-profit public
relations and writing in the USA, she now enjoys focusing her writing skills
full time on her passions.